Mark Your Calendar!
The Kentucky Department of Education is planning and preparing for next year’s SBDM trainings, including the endorsement training for coordinators. Please look at the training options and dates and mark them on your calendar.
Register for the endorsement training using this form. A link to the meeting will be emailed to you immediately after registering. If you have specific topics that you would like to have addressed during the annual endorsement training, email those ideas to Mia Morales.
SBDM Coordinator/Trainer Endorsement Training (webinar)
- April 8 at 1 p.m. ET
- April 9 at 9 a.m. ET
- April 15 at 9 a.m. ET
Alternative Model Applications
Pursuant to 701 KAR 5:100, school councils can add additional voting members, such as students and classified staff, to their membership through an alternative SBDM application. Schools interested in adding voting student members are encouraged to consult their local board attorney prior to doing so.
Beginning Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, a school may submit an application for an alternative model for its school-based decision making council. An application is not required for schools that wish to add non-voting members or changes that maintain the parent, teacher and administrator voting membership ratio as established in KRS 160.345.
The application and KDE guidance can be found at the bottom of the SBDM Technical Documents webpage.
Staffing Allocation Reminders
Tentative staffing allocations should be sent to school councils by March 1, with a final allocation date of May 1.
If a district plans to revise its staffing formula for the 2025-2026 school year, it will need to send its updated staffing allocation worksheet to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for approval. These updates can be emailed to Mia Morales.
The updated staffing allocation worksheet can be found on the SBDM Technical Documents webpage on the KDE website under “SBDM Staffing Allocations.” This worksheet can accommodate all school grade configurations and account for the 150 pupil hour requirement. Please allow time for KDE to review the allocations prior to May 1.
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